James Comey Quotes

I could have made a fortune in cheeseburgers, but I finally chose politics.

When somebody is enthusiastic about a job opportunity - but gives off the feeling that this is not the only one they have on the table - they become more seductive in the employer's eyes. You become more desirable because it shows that you're making a conscious and thoughtful decision for the right reasons.

I think people must wonder how a white girl like me became a blues guitarist. The truth is, I never intended to do this for a living.

I wasn't tempted to go into academia for a second.

Until the age of thirteen, I tortured the waiting worlds of book illustration and professional football by shilly-shallying over which of them was going to get the benefit of my inestimable talents.

I really love acting, but I also really want to be a historian, so it's really confusing.

For a while, I couldn't decide whether or not I should pursue singing in the opera or acting. And I'm glad that I chose the latter because I wasn't a very good singer.

A suggestion had been made to me looking toward a professorship in some Western college, but after due consideration, I declined to consider the matter.

When I was deciding whether or not to take the job at Celine, I didn't really look at the history of the house. I had other offers to come back, but they weren't right, or they wouldn't let me stay in London, which was non-negotiable.

I try not to and I don't think I ever have just jumped at any opportunity because a company wanted me. Just because there was money on the table doesn't mean that I took it.

But, the truth is and we can argue about whether this is right or not as long as we want to, but the fact is that women really do spend more time with their families. Until I can find a man who can tell me the dates of all of his nieces and nephews birthdays and get presents out to them regularly, I'm going to stay by that statement.

I tell my micro students everything I teach them is important, but the truth is that some things are more useful than others, and opportunity cost is near the top.

I decided I would never do interviews again.

The truth is that I am enslaved... in one vast love affair with 70 children.

The truth is that many people set rules to keep from making decisions.

I'm still trying to decide. It's a really difficult one because I really enjoy my time in the Air Force. And I'd love to continue it. But the pressures of my other life are building. And fighting them off or balancing the two of them has proven quite difficult.

The sad truth is that many behavioral economists know very little about psychology.

It seemed like I woke up one morning and had an epiphany. I thought, 'I cannot do this. I do not want to get married. And I'm not going to law school - it just doesn't excite me. I'm not wasting anybody's money. I'm going to move to New York.'

The decision-making process was very difficult: is this how I want my career to start, with playing Jodie Dallas on this show?

I'm a person who has always believed that you tell people the truth, and they'll make reasonable decisions. Truth is powerful.

I didn't know whether to join the army or go to art college.

If I commit to pros, I really got to stick to it, and I think it was a good decision.

Even now, when people ask me, 'Why did you take the job at Uber?' I say because my gut told me to.

It was a life decision, deciding which path to take in my career. I needed time to get together with my family and closest friends.

The truth is that the right decision often can't be led with either head or heart exclusively.